Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse Claims

The deadline to file a Boy Scouts claim has passed

The deadline to file a sexual abuse claim in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy was November 16, 2020. The Scouting Settlement Trust now pays only claims that were filed by that date.

There are two narrow exceptions, and both are handled by the Trust directly:

• A survivor can ask the bankruptcy court for permission to file a late claim. If the court agrees, the claim must be filed and sent to the Trust within 30 days.
• A “Future Abuse Claim” covers abuse that happened before February 18, 2020, if the survivor was under 18 on that date, or did not know about the claim on that date because of repressed memory in a state that recognizes it.

If either applies to you, contact the Scouting Settlement Trust at scoutingsettlementtrust.com.

We are not accepting new Boy Scouts claims

Our firm is not taking new Boy Scouts abuse claims. We also do not take over Boy Scouts claims that another lawyer is already handling. If you have a lawyer on your claim and have questions about it, talk to that lawyer or contact the Trust.

Abuse involving another organization

If the abuse happened at a school, church, camp or youth program that was not run by the Boy Scouts, different rules and deadlines apply. Email us at msiddons@siddonslaw.com with a short description, and we will reply with the list of documents we need to review it.